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Piece by Piece Partners

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SinceitslaunchonNovember30,thePiecebyPieceinitiativehasincreaseditsPartnertotalto135

organizationsstandingtogethertoaddressacrisisofunprecedentedproportions.EachPiecebyPiece

Partnerorganizationisnowpreparingitspubliccommitment asoontobepublishedstatementofthe

organization'scontinuedcommitmenttoaddressingtheforeclosurecrisisinthemetroAtlantaregion.

Fornewsandinitiativeupdates,pleaseseethelinktotheleft.

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Now is the time to gather ou r collective expertise, strength, resources andspirit in a united response to curb the crisis and reclaim our

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PiecebyPieceARegionalForeclosureInitiative isabold,coordinatedeffortdesignedtospurstrategicactionfromthemanyregionalstakeholderswhocarepassionatelyaboutprotectingthelongtermfutureofour

neighborhoodsandcommunities. OnNovember30,formerHUDSecretaryHenryCisnerosdeliveredakeynoteaddresstohelplaunchtheinitiative. KICKOFFEVENTPiecebyPieceisbeingplannedbyaleadershipteamthatincludes:AtlantaNeighborhoodDevelopment

Partnership,

the

Atlanta

Regional

Commission,

CredAbility,

Enterprise

Community

Partners,

Federal

Reserve

Bank

ofAtlanta,theGreaterAtlantaHomeBuildersAssociation,TheHomeDepotFoundation,andtheNationalHousing

ConferenceandNeighborWorksAmerica.

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TheInitiativeincludesthefollowingkeyobjectives:

(1)provideuptodatestatusofMetroAtlantasforeclosurecrisisandwaystotakeactiontohelpaddressit;

(2)offeropportunitiesforcoordinationandbestpracticesharing;and

(3)encouragepubliccommitmentsongoalsandactionsthatwillbetakenoverthenextthreetofiveyearsto

addressthecrisis.Thisisnotmerelyaconveningtodiscusstheforeclosurecrisis.Thisisacoordinatedinitiativeto

takedirectaction.

ReviewourPartnerspageandconsiderjoiningus!



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ThePiecebyPieceinitiativeincludesthefollowingkeyobjectives:(1)provideuptodatestatusofMetroAtlantas

foreclosurecrisisandwaystotakeactiontohelpaddressit;(2)offeropportunitiesforcoordinationandbest

practicesharing;and(3)encouragepubliccommitments ongoalsandactionsthatwillbetakenoverthenext

threetofiveyearstoaddressthecrisis.Weneedyourhelp!

Wanttohelp?Becomeapartner!Morethan120organizationshaveagreedtostandtogetherinaddressingtheforeclosurecrisis! Seethelist

Whatdoesitrequiretobeapartner?Thereisnocosttobecomeapartner.Itisasimpletwopartcommitment:

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(1)taketheissueofforeclosureseriouslyandparticipateinthoughtfuldiscussionaroundsolutions;and

(2)givecarefulconsiderationtomakingapubliccommitment asanindependentorganizationoraspartofalarger

collaborativeefforttostemthetideofforeclosure.Publiccommitmentswillbepublishedinaregionwidereport

thatwillbeassembledbyApril2011.

Whatisapubliccommitmenttofightforeclosure?Publiccommitments cantakemanyshapesandforms.TheNovember30eventisdesignedtosharebestpractices

fromacrossthecountryandstimulatethinkingaboutthebestsolutionsthatwillworkforourregion.Organizing

Partnerswillhelpconvenesessionsfororganizationswithsimilarbusinessfocusand/ormissiontogatherasa

sectorbeforeandaftertheeventtostrategizefurtherandshareplansforaction.

Whataresomeexamplesofpubliccommitments?Weenvisionawiderangeofcommitments comingoutoftheinitiative.Developersmaycommittorehaband

reoccupyasetnumberofunitsoveramultiyearperiod.Aneighborhoodassociationmayplantoorganize

monthlycleanupweekendswhereneighborsvolunteertomowlawns,trimhedgesandtidyupvacantproperties.

ArealestategroupmaycommittoofferingclassesinthemarketingofREOpropertiestoattractresponsible

owneroccupantsand/ortenants.Alocalgovernmentmayseektoestablishamunicipalhousingcourttoaddress

codeenforcement issues.Achurchmaycommittoopeningitsdoorsfortargetedforeclosureprevention

workshops.Theoptionsareasuniqueandvariedasthepartners.

HowdoIregistermyorganizationasapartner?Itsasimpleandquickprocess.ContactSusanAdamsat4044201595orsadams@andpi.org

OrganizationalPartners(asofFebruary7,2011)AmericanRealEstateUniversity

AntiochBaptistChurch

AntwineVisionFoundation

APD

Solutions

AssociationofCountyCommissionersofGeorgia

AtlantaBeltline,Inc.

AtlantaBeltLinePartnership

AtlantaBoardofREALTORS

AtlantaDevelopmentAuthority

AtlantaHabitatforHumanity

AtlantaHousingAssociationofNeighborhood basedDevelopers

AtlantaLandTrustCollaborative

AtlantaNeighborhood DevelopmentPartnership,Inc.

AtlantaPoliceFoundation

AtlantaRegionalCommission

AtlantaREOBrokers,Inc.

AtlantaUrbanLeague

AtlantaVolunteerLawyersFoundation,Inc.

BestBank

BuckheadCommunityImprovementDistrict

Carter

CCR,Inc.

CenterforCommunity Progress

HousingPartnershipNetwork

InitiativeforAffordableHousing

JohnWielandHomes&Neighborhoods

JP

Morgan

Chase

LatimerConsulting

LensOnAtlanta PBA

LivableCommunitiesCoalition

MarableHomeRetentionFoundation, Inc.

MelanieManor PierceRoadHomeownersAssociation

MercyHousing

MercyPortfolioServices

MetroFairHousingServices,Inc.

MorrisJ.KaplanCommunities

National AssociationofHispanicRealEstate

Professionals Atlanta

National CenterforPreventionofHome

ImprovementFraud

National CommunityStabilizationTrust

National HousingConference

National HousingCounselingAgency

NeighborWorks America

Norsouth

Noval&Associates


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CentralAtlantaProgress

CharisCommunityHousing,Inc.

Charitable Connections, Inc.

CityofAtlanta, DPCDOfficeofHousing

CityofFairburn

CityofMcDonough

ClaytonCountyNeighborhoodStabilizationProgram

CommunityHousingInitiatives

CommunityRevitalizationEnterprises

CredAbility

DisciplesOnTheWalk,Inc.

DeKalbAssociationofREALTORS

DeKalbCountyCommunityDevelopmentDepartment

DeKalbHabitatforHumanity

DeKalbMetroHousingCounseling Center

DeKalbWorkforceHousingInitiativeProgram

DelmarCustomHomes

EmoryUniversityOfficeofUniversityand

CommunityPartnerships

EmpireBoardofRealtists,Inc.

EnterpriseCommunityPartners

EpiCityRealEstateServices

EpsteinBeckerGreen,PC

ExecutiveRealty&DevelopmentCo.,Inc.

FaithAndTheCity

FamiliesFirst,Inc.

FamilyCommunityHousingAssociation,Inc.

FannieMae

FederalHomeLoanBankofAtlanta

FederalReserveBankofAtlanta

FifthThirdBank

FirstAmericanFinancial Mortgage

FultonCounty/Atlanta LandBankAuthority

GeorgiaStateTradeAssociationof

Nonprofit Developers

GeorgiaAffordableHousingCoalition

GeorgiaBankersAssociation

GeorgiaConservancy

GeorgiaDepartmentofCommunityAffairs

GeorgiaRealEstateFraudPrevention&AwarenessCoalition

GeorgiaSTANDUP

GeorgiaWatch

GreaterAtlantaHomeBuildersAssociation

GwinnettCountyCommunity Development

HabitatforHumanityInternational

HappyHomeCommunities

HedgewoodProperties,Inc.

Novare

OneDeKalb

PittsburghCommunityImprovementAssociation

ProBonoPartnershipofAtlanta

ProgressiveRedevelopment,Inc.

RobertCharlesLesser&Company

Rebuilding TogetherAtlanta

RedBrickHomes&Development,Inc.

RegionalCouncilofChurches ofAtlanta, Inc.

RockdaleCountyNSP

RoundHereHoldings,LLC

Regions

ResourcesforResidents&Communities

SeniorConnections

SouthernCrescentHabitatforHumanity

Southface

SouthpointFinancial Services

SummechCommunity DevelopmentCorporation

SunriseADAFoundation

SustainableAtlanta

SustainableNeighborhoodDevelopment

Strategies,Inc.

TapestryDevelopmentGroup

TheArthurM.BlankFamilyFoundation

TheBeltlineTeam,Inc.

TheCenterforCommunitySelfHelp

TheCenterforFamilyResources

TheCenterforWorkingFamilies,Inc.

TheCivicLeagueforRegionalAtlanta

TheCommunityFoundationforGreaterAtlanta

TheD&EGroup

TheFullerCenterforHousing

TheHomeDepotFoundation

TheIMPACTGroup

TheMacallanGroup,LLC

TheNeighborhood Fund

TreesAtlanta

UnitedWayofMetropolitanAtlanta

UniversityCommunityDevelopment

Corporation

UrbanLandInstituteAtlanta

WellsFargo

WestGeorgiaBoardofREALTORS

WestsideHomeBuildersAssociation

WindomConstruction Company,Inc.

WorkforceResource,LLC

www.KidsOfForclosure.com

ZipCode30310MortgageFraudTaskForce



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Please email this completed form to Susan Adams at [email protected]

Piece by Piece is a regional foreclosure response initiative coordinated by several metro Atlanta organizations with

more than 125 partner organizations. For additional information about the initiative, please visit

www.AtlantaRegionalHousing.org/pbp or contact Susan Adams at 404-420-1595.

PBP Partner Commitment

Organizations that have indicated their willingness to be a

Partner in the Piece by Piece Initiative are asked to make a

public commitment of action that addresses the foreclosure

crisis in the metropolitan Atlanta region. Please note that your

organizations commitment will be published in a compendium

of activities of all PBP Partners.

Organizational DescriptionIn 200 words or less, please describe your organization (Content will be published).

General Contact InformationContact information for your organizational designee for the Piece by Piece initiative.

Contact Name

Title

Company

Address

Address Line 2

City, St, Zip

Work Phone

Work Email

Cell Phone (If Preferred)

Company Web Site


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Please email this completed form to Susan Adams at [email protected]

Piece by Piece is a regional foreclosure response initiative coordinated by several metro Atlanta organizations with

more than 125 partner organizations. For additional information about the initiative, please visit

www.AtlantaRegionalHousing.org/pbp or contact Susan Adams at 404-420-1595.

Organization Type (Place an X in front of all that apply)

Academic

For Profit

Government

Grassroots

Membership

Neighborhood

NonprofitOther

If Other, please explain:

Sector Identification (Place an X in front of all that apply)

Academicians/Researchers

Family Foundations

Home Builders, Rehab Contractors

Housing Counselors

Legal

Lenders (Including Servicers)

Local Government

Multi Family Housing PreservationNeighborhood Groups/Organizations

Nonprofit/For Profit Rehab/NSP

Private Property Investors

Public Policy/Advocacy

Real Estate Professionals

Religious Congregations

Sustainability

Workforce Readiness

Other:

Public Commitment

In the space provided below (approx 750 words max), please explain what programs or

activity your organization is currently engaged in and/or planning to do in the next five years

to address any phase of the foreclosure crisis. This document includes examples of public

commitments from other Piece by Piece Partners that you may find useful.

(Field will expand as needed)


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Quick Links>ABOUT PBP>LAUNCH RECAP>PBP ONLINE>PARTNER LIST>SPONSORS>COMMITMENT FORM

Previous UpdatesFebruary 25, 2011February 18, 2011February 8, 2011January 18, 2011

Featured Articles>Construction job loss tops57,000 since '07 - AJC

>House approves fore-closure fraud measure-AJC

>Risk of foreclosure dips, butremains elevated - AJC

>Georgia financial distressworse than nation - AJC

>Can lease purchase saveus? - Shelterforce

>Metro Atlanta Foreclosuresup in February - AJC

>Over 1 million homes lost toforeclosure in 2010 - AP

>Piece by Piece attacklaunched on housing crisis -AJC

Greetings!

We hope this Piece by Piece update finds you well. We have a numberof items to share today. A reminder to PBP Partners, send in yourPublic Commitment form soon. You will find a link to the form on theleft. Also on the left you will notice that we have archived all previousupdates on the initiative.

Mixed Income Communities Initiative (MICI)to Convene Piece by Piece Policy Sector:

On Wednesday, March 23 at2:00 p.m., the MICI meeting willbe dedicated to a policy sectordiscussion for Piece by Piece.Agenda items include anoverview of specific county-based strategies to combatforeclosure and review offoreclosure and other housing-related legislation pending orplanned at the Georgia GeneralAssembly. The meeting will take place at the offices of the AtlantaRegional Commission (ARC) at 40 Courtland Street in the Harry WestConference Room. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP toDorothea Reed at [email protected] as space is limited in the room.

Federal Foreclosure Funds at Risk:

On March 9, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee voted toend the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) byrescinding funds allocated for NSP Round 3. Georgia's NSP3allocation is $50.4 million. The House Financial Services Committeealso approved legislation to terminate the US Treasury's authority toprovide new assistance under the Home Affordable ModificationProgram (HAMP). The bills will now move to the House floor and theSenate Banking Committee for further consideration and action. For

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full text of the legislation, please see links below. For more informationabout these bills and/or to find out what you can do to take action,please contact Clare Duncan, policy director for the National HousingConference (NHC), a Piece by Piece partner organization, [email protected].

HR 861 NSP Termination BillHR 839 HAMP Bill

Leveraging HUD 203K: Restoring Homes, Families andCommunities - An Educational Event on May 25

On May 25, lenders, real estate professionals, builders, remodelers,housing counselors and other housing professionals are invited toattend a training event to highlight the HUD 203K lending product as atool to help provide homeownership opportunities in the region andhelp spur investment in vacant properties. The event is scheduledfrom 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on May 25 at the Atlanta Board of

Realtors located at 5784 Lake Forrest Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30328.The event planning committee currently includes the Atlanta Board ofRealtors, ANDP, Bank of America, Greater Atlanta Home BuildersAssociation, NeighborWorks America, Wells Fargo, Westside HomeBuilders Association, and the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD). Registration is not yet open. We will alert you assoon as the registration link is live.

New Resource Guide Available to Help At Risk Homeowners:

HUD's Atlanta Office Region IV has released a newly updated brochure(February 2011) to help consumers at risk for foreclosure. Thebrochure provides advice, direction and useful resources to familiesstruggling to make mortgage payments. The brochure - "Are You AtRisk of Foreclosure?" -- is available on HUD's website.

Clayton County Housing Summit Dates Confirmed:

The Clayton County Housing Summit has been confirmed for May 12 -13 at the Morrow Center in Jonesboro, GA. HUD Assistant SecretaryRon Sims has been invited to participate. Please note the datechange.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions regarding thePiece by Piece public commitment forms due on April 8. We look

forward to receiving your submissions.

SincerelySusan AdamsPiece by Piece Coordinator




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Quick Links>ABOUT PBP>LAUNCH RECAP>PBP ONLINE>PARTNER LIST>SPONSORS>COMMITMENT FORM

Previous UpdatesFebruary 18, 2011February 8, 2011January 18, 2011

Calendar ItemsAtlanta Regional HousingForum, 3/2

GREFPAC AnnualConference, 3/9

Greenprints Conference &Trade Show, 3/14-15

Featured Articles>Risk of foreclosure dips, butremains elevated - AJC

>Georgia financial distressworse than nation - AJC

>Can lease purchase saveus? - Shelterforce

>Metro Atlanta Foreclosuresup in February - AJC

>Over 1 million homes lost to

Greetings!

Thank you for your ongoing engagement in the Piece by Pieceinitiative. We look forward to receiving your public commitment forms(deadline Friday, April 8), and we are ready to be of assistance if youhave questions or comments along the way. We hope you find ourweeklyregular emails informative and helpful. Please alert us to any importantactivities or events that could be included in future communications.

Spotlight on Clayton County:

Clayton County continues to be innovative in its effort to combat theforeclosure crisis. Clayton has been hit particularly hard --- ranking 5thin the 20-County MSA for the number of foreclosure filings in 2010(Equity Depot). The County was well-represented at the November 30Piece by Piece (PBP) launch event. The Clayton CountyNeighborhood Stabilization Program is a PBP partner; Clayton middleschool student Darrielle McCray was presented with a Piece by Piecerecognition award for her compelling website KidsofForeclosure.com;and Clayton County Commission Chair Eldrin Bell attended the eventalong with many other County representatives, stakeholders andresidents.

In December, PBPpartners SouthernCrescent Habitat forHumanity and Wells

Fargo announced afirst-of-its-kindpartnership torevitalize 70 homes inJonesboro's Iron Gatecommunity, aneighborhood wherevalues have droppedmore than 20 percentand crime hasincreased due to

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foreclosure in 2010 - AP

>Piece by Piece attacklaunched on housing crisis -AJC

heavy foreclosures. With a $175,000 grant from the Wells FargoFoundation and Wells Fargo employee volunteers supplying the labor(an estimated 2,500 hours), Southern Crescent is identifying eligible,income-qualified homeowners to receive home repairs, exterior paint,and landscape beautification along with interior energy-efficient andweatherization improvements.

Participating homeowners are also required to participate in preventivemaintenance and financial education training sessions. The goal of thepartnership is to boost home values and neighborhood marketability bybeautifying and improving Iron Gate properties helping residents whohave been plagued by job losses and other economic set-backs.

"We're close to the top [of metro Atlanta foreclosure cases], we realizewhere we are, but we're rolling up our sleeves to do something aboutit," Chairman Eldrin Bell said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -12/15/10). For more on this unique effort, read the AJC article orcoverage in the Clayton News Daily.

Plans are currently underway for a Clayton County Housing Summit tobe held in April. The planning committee is coordinating an agendathat will address foreclosures, senior housing, workforce housing,veterans housing, faith-based housing initiatives and special needshousing. We will keep PBP partners informed as dates are finalized.

Public Commitments Update:

We continue to receive public commitments from PBP partners inadvance of the April 8 deadline including contributions from the LivableCommunities Coalition and Rebuilding Together Atlanta.

Register for the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum:

The first Atlanta Regional Housing Forum of 2011 is scheduled forWednesday, March 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the Loudermilk Center downtown.The landscape of Atlanta is in the midst of a historic shift. The regionfaces numerous challenges to sustaining economic and social health inthe long-term. Join us for a discussion of the current housing andeconomic landscape and where we are headed. Speakers include:David Stockert (Post Properties), Rick Porter (Richport Properties),

Odetta MacLeish-White (Enterprise Community Partners), and AJRobinson (Central Atlanta Progress). For more details and toregister, click here.

SincerelySusan AdamsPiece by Piece Coordinator




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Quick Links>About>Launch Recap>Sector Groups>PBP Home>Partner List>Sponsors>Commitment Form

Featured Articles>Georgia financialdistress worse than

nation - AJC

>Can lease purchasesave us? - Shelterforce

>Metro AtlantaForeclosures up inFebruary - AJC

>Over 1 million homeslost to foreclosure in 2010- AP

>Piece by Piece attack

launched on housingcrisis - AJC

Dear Partners,

Since we sent out the Piece by Piece public commitment form onFebruary 9 (via email and hard copy), we have received a steady flowof responses including some completed commitment forms. Aspromised, we wanted to share a few examples with you to inform yourthinking as you prepare for the April 15 public commitment formsubmission deadline. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you havequestions regarding the forms or the commitment process.

Piece by Piece Examples: See how others are making a commitmentto address the foreclosure crisis: Center for Community Progress,D&E Group and the Urban League of Greater Atlanta.

Focus on Research: In December, the Research sector convened atthe Federal Reserve Bank ofAtlanta to talk about existingforeclosure research tools anddata needs for the future. Underthe leadership of Karen Leonede Nie and Jessica Dill, theFederal Reserve Bank of Atlantacreated a survey to identify thevarious data resources that are available to us in the Atlanta region aswell as to identify data gaps that may exist.

Request for Action: If you or your organization is engaged inresearch, PLEASE access and complete the survey athttp://frb.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5b88Cukqeeqk2wY. Yourfeedback is critical to ensuring that we have a complete and accuratepicture of the foreclosure data landscape. If you have questions aboutthe survey, please reach out to Jessica Dill at [email protected] at 404.498.8429. Survey results will be included in future Piece byPiece communications.




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